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• Left Party's Schimke: Isolation on Öcalan is unacceptable 

  German Left Party Ludwigsburg Chairperson Peter Schimke demanded an end to the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader and Germany’s ban on Kurdish symbols.
• HDP MP: Does ISIS sell Êzidî women and children in Turkey? 

  HDP MP Ali Atalan took the allegations that ISIS sells Êzidî women and children in Turkey to the parliament.
• Eight people including HDP members detained in Bursa 

  Eight people, five of them women, have been taken into custody in Bursa province.
• Kirkuk youth bombs two centres of the Iraqi Turkmen Front 

  Youths from Kirkuk have bombed two centres of the Iraqi Turkmen Front affiliated with the Turkish intelligence MİT.
• SDF releases five prisoners in Tabqa 

  SDF has released five prisoners who had joined ISIS gangs but were determined not to have engaged in bloody crimes.
• Kurdish MPs in Baghdad headed to court 

  The file on Kurdish MPs in the Iraqi Parliament has been completed by the Commission of Parliamentary Inquiries and submitted to court.
• Operation on last ISIS-held areas in Iraq 

  Iraqi Joint Operations Command announced the launch of cleaning operations on Cezire and the upper part of Euphrates.
• YPJ Spokeswoman: Dialogue should begin in the post-ISIS period 

  YPJ Spokeswoman Nesrin Abdullah stressed that the only way to end the ongoing crisis in the region is to find a political solution to the conflict.
• Several detained in house raids in 5 cities 

  19 people have been taken into custody during house raids in an Adana centered operation in 5 cities.
• Egypt detains 29 suspects over espionage on behalf of Turkey 

  Chief prosecutor General Nabil Ahmed Sadek ordered on Wednesday 29 suspects to be remanded in custody pending investigations over charges of collaborating with Turkey.
• France issues prison sentences to Kurdish politicians 

  The verdict has been announced in the lawsuit criminalizing Kurdish politicians and institutions in Paris. The French court issued prison sentences to Kurdish politicians.
• Syria meeting in Riyadh 

  As talks of Russia, Turkey and Iran’s presidents meeting in Sochi dominate the agenda, a significant meeting was held in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh.
• Alevis under threat in Malatya: Homes marked 

  13 homes where Alevis live in Malatya have been marked. Alevis believe police is responsible for the incident and said, “We will not stray from the path of resistance.”
• How many ISIS members have entered Turkey? 

  HDP MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu submitted an inquiry for the government about ISIS members crossing into Turkey.
• 150 academics will stand trial on terrorism charges 

  The trial of 150 academics who signed a petition calling to end violence will start on December 5.
• 'Freedom for Öcalan' demonstration in London 

  A 5-day mobile billboard demonstration has been launched in London as part of the Freedom for Öcalan protests.
• Kartal: Our people will protest until they receive a response 

  The demonstration launched for Öcalan in Strasbourg has left 30 days behind. KONGRA-GEL Co-chair Remzi Kartal stated that the protests will continue until Öcalan is heard from.
• “Aid organizations should fulfill their responsibility" 

  Deir ez-Zor Civilian Council Co-chair Dr. Xesan El-Yûsif stated that the means the council has is not enough to cover the necessities for over 15 thousand refugees and called on NGOs to take responsibility for refugees from Deir ez-Zor and provide aid.
• YPG flag held up in the German parliament 

  Die Linke MP Sevim Dağdelen held up a flag of the YPG during her speech in the German parliament against Germany’s ban on Kurdish symbols.
• More arrested in political genocide operations 

  Three people have been jailed in Mersin while 7 have been taken into custody in Ankara.
• 11 guerrilla bodies buried in cemetery of the nameless 

  11 bodies kekpt in Malatya Forensic Medicine Institute have been buried in cemetery of the nameless. The bodies were reportedly unrecognizable.
• 3 neighborhoods in Raqqa turned over to Domestic Security Forces 

  SDF turned over three neighborhoods in Raqqa to the Raqqa Civilian Council and the Domestic Security Forces.
• Turkish justice releases one more ISIS member 

  One ISIS member has been released in the Sultanahmet Massacre case.
• Number of refugees from Deir ez-Zor exceeds 15 thousand 

  More than 15 thousand civilians from Deir ez-Zor have taken shelter in refugee camps recently.
• Iraqi Federal Court announces decision on independence referendum 

  Iraqi Federal Court ruled that the independence referendum held in Southern Kurdistan on September 25 is against the constitution.